Europe beyond 2000 : the enlargement of the European Union towards the East / edited by Sir William Nicoll, Richard Schoenberg.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Nicoll, William.

Schoenberg, Richard.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

European Union--Europe, Eastern.

European Union.

Economic forecasting.

Eastern Europe.

European Union--Europe, Central.

Central Europe.

Economic forecasting--European Union countries.

Europe--Economic integration.

Europe.

European Union countries.

Physical Description:

xii, 355 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm

Other Title:

Enlargement of the European Union towards the East

Place of Publication:

London : Whurr Publishers, [1998]

Summary:

The enlargement of the European Union to the East is an issue which will figure prominently in the Union's work and politics well into the next century. In Europe Beyond 2000, a companion volume to the successful Europe 2000, the countries of Eastern and Central Europe explain their objectives and describe the preparations they are making for membership.

The pre-accession strategy of the European Commission and its formal opinions on the applications are discussed, and practitioners who have been involved in the transitions to democracy and the market economy in Eastern Europe outline their experiences and expectations.

Contents:

Part 1 The Name of the Game 1

Preparing for the enlargement of the European Union / Hans van den Broek 3

The European Union's pre-accession strategy for the associated countries of Central Europe / European Commission 9

The challenge of enlargement - the European Commission's opinion, 1997 / European Commission 29

Enlargement - a parliamentary practitioner's perspective / Tom Spencer MEP 57

American views: security implications of EU enlargement / Jack M. Seymour Jr, Cara J. Vacchiano, Andreea Dutescu 62

Part 2 The Front Five 71

The Czech Republic is an integral part of European civilisation / Karel Kuhnl 73

Estonia and the European Union / Siim Kallas 84

Integration objectives of Hungary / Peter Balazs 97

Poland: on the road to the European Union / Ryszard Stemplowski 110

To Slovenia, democracy and independence are linked with European integration / Matjaz Sinkovec, Ciril Kosak 119

Part 3 The Next in Line? 133

Bulgaria - EU: the new beginning / Jasmine Popova 135

Latvia: potential and opportunity at the centre of the Baltic / Janis Lusis 169

Lithuania is at the centre and crossroads of Europe / Justas V. Paleckis 179

Romania and the European Union: the stage reached and the outlook / Alexandru I. Herlea 197

Slovakia and the European Union / Pavol Hamzik 213

Part 4 Doing Business in Central Europe 221

Capitalising on emergent markets in Central and Eastern Europe / Stanley J. Paliwoda 223

Integrating enterprises into the world economy: companies in transition in the Czech and Slovak Republics and Hungary / Leslie E. Grayson, Samuel E. Bodily 238

Hungary in the global economy: strategies for improved competitiveness / Michael R. Czinkota 255

Central and Eastern European privatisations are different / Anthony Clothier 265

The road to privatisation: issues and lessons from Hungarian experience / Janos Borsos, Koty Lapid 274

Analysing Poland's 'tiger' economy status / Stanley J. Paliwoda, Michael J. Thomas, Joanna Farfus 283

Acquisition strategies for an emerging market / Richard Schoenberg 304

Business in Latvia: values and skills / Gundar King, Dwight Zulauf 312

The European Investment Bank's activities in Central and Eastern Europe / Sir Brian Unwin 318

Accountancy and financial infrastructure in Central and Eastern European countries / Sir Peter Kemp, David Alexander 330.

Notes:

"A publication of the European Business Journal."

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1861560648

OCLC:

39483462